breakfast

breakfast this morning:  half of a blueberry scone, strawberries & coffee

tofurky w/ brown rice & asparagus

topped with an asian sesame dressing and a bit of Bragg’s

DElicious!

pasta

dinner last nite:

pasta with morningstar artichoke & spinach bites <— these were really good!

soft taco

Last nite after working out this is what I ate, a very delicious soft taco.  Refried beans, morningstar crumbles, garlic, lots of mixed greens, flaxseed, taco sauce and sour cream.

vegetable stew

This is the first time I’ve made a stew and I didn’t really have a recipe for this, so I just threw everything together as always. I wish I was better about measuring, but it’s all about tasting to me.

Into the crockpot I added, roughly:

1 bag of frozen “stew” vegetables, pearl onions, celery, potatoes, and carrots
1 can of stewed tomatoes
1 can of pinto beans
1 can of kidney beans
1-2 cups of water
1 cup of vegetable broth
soy sauce
lots of various herbs: oregano, bay leaves, chili powder, red pepper flakes, paprika, mustard seed, salt & pepper

After cooking on high for about 4-5 hrs, I added about 5 cloves of chopped garlic, cooked morningstar crumbles, and about a cup of cooked elbow macaroni and cooked on low for about another hour.

This really turned out delicious and I had about 8 cups leftover after we had dinner.

salad

Mixed greens with morningstar tenders, mushrooms, garlic, onion, splashed with Bragg’s. I wish I had Mushroom Sesame dressing, that is my favorite!

mexican pizza

Oh this was delicious.  Mexican pizza:  refried beans, boca crumbles, taco sauce, soy cheese, and salsa in b/w 2 tortillas toasted.

vday dinner

vegetarian chiken parmesean

taco salad

a taco salad with black beans, onions, garlic, lettuce, salsa, sour cream, and lots of lime juice!

Zojirushi rice cooker

Our rice cooker finally died and as much rice as we make, I was excited about getting a better rice cooker. We decided to go with this cooker: Zojirushi NS-KCC05 Micom Programmable 3-Cup Rice Cooker & Warmer
I really love it so far, it’s very simple to use!

brown rice with peas & carrots